Hostage situation ends in Fairchild, suspect in custody

Fairchild, Wis. (WEAU) --Police got a call about a fight at a trailer home on Camp Rd. in Fairchild.

When no one answered the door or the phone, Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer says the SWAT team was called in to assist.

While neighbors were being evacuated, both the male and female inside the trailer came outside and were taken into custody.

Sheriff Ron Cramer says the male is 19-years-old and the female is 23-years-old and appear to be in a relationship.

Cramer says both people were not being cooperative.

As of 1:30 a.m., police were applying for a search warrant to search the house further. During an earlier clean sweep of the house, Cramer says an officer noticed what may be an illegal weapon.

At this point officers are holding the male because of the possible illegal weapon that seen in the house.

Sheriff Cramer says the investigation continues and at this point does not know is alcohol was involved. He says no one was injured.

This is a developing story. Stay with WEAU.com and our WEAU Facebook page for the latest updates. We will also have any new information on our Saturday newscasts at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. --------------------------

UPDATE:

12:32amSheriff says woman OK.

UPDATE: 12:06am

Standoff ended with suspect taken into custody.Crews were checking on woman inside.

-----FAIRCHILD, Wis. (WEAU) – The SWAT team is on scene of a trailer court in Fairchild as a standoff is underway.

The Eau Claire Co. Sheriff’s Department says a man is reported to be holding a woman at knife point in a home.

Lt. Rod Stearns says it is a domestic case.

Our crews on scene say around 20 law enforcement vehicle are there including the Fairchild Fire Department and ambulance.

We will bring you the latest on WEAU.com and on WEAU 13 News at 6 and 10 on Saturday.

UPDATE 11:15PM: WEAU's Kevin Hurd has spoken with Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer, who says that there is a hostage situation in Fairchild at a trailer park on Camp Road. They received a call about a man holding a women hostage and believe a pistol or knife may be involved .Law enforcement is going to evacuate a few nearby trailers as a precaution and are trying to reach out to the invidual involved. The trailer is dark inside at this time.

The comment sections of our web set are designed for thoughtful, intelligent conversation and debate. We want to hear from the viewers but we are not obligated to post comments we feel inappropriate or violate our guidelines. Here are some of the criteria you should follow when posting comments:

Comments cannot be profane or vulgar. Children and families visit this site. We will delete comments that use profanity or cross the lines of good taste.

We will delete all comments using hate speech. Slurs, stereotypes and violent talk aren’t welcome on our web site.

Comments should not attack other readers personally.

We will delete comments we deem offensive, in bad taste, or out of bounds. We are not obligated to post comments that are rude or insensitive.

We do not edit user-submitted comments.

As a host WEAU 13 News welcomes a wide spectrum of opinions. However, we have a responsibility to all our readers to try to keep our comment section fair and decent. For that reason WEAU 13 News reserves the right to not post or to remove any comment.

Online Public Information File

Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov.